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77 <br /> Fire <br /> Prescribed fire is the phinned use of fir under pre-deterrnined weather and fuel <br /> conditions to ot)1ain specific niariagerrient ob ectives, 7,11is is also known as "Controlled" <br /> burning, and when done correctly it niiinics the fi,equerit burning that used to occur irINC <br /> naturally, Prescribed burning is a critical niallagement tool that benefits North Carolina's <br /> forests, wildfltc and overall environment, It also bells reduce the devastating impacts of <br /> uncontrolled wildfire hazards, Prescribed fire, is especially important in North Carolina <br /> due to the large amount of land lying in the Wildland/UirI tgrr I r....itcj,�fg p (W111), The N,C. <br /> ..... ..... <br /> General Assembly recognized the importance of prescribed burning in the NC Prescribed <br /> Burning A we Act, which may be reviewed at the following website: <br /> . rt er 106/Ailicle w,8 <br /> ............ <br /> The NC Forest Service and its partners train,plan and coordinate with local fire services <br /> and before a prescribed lire is started in order to ensure that all burning regulations are <br /> obeyed. There are also private contract burners that provide this service in various parts <br /> of the state, <br /> Additional information on prescribed burning may be found at: <br /> 0 lift efor stsgyjq9A�Qy/M Qkir f6rest/managL4g,..yQjjr forest.litin <br /> —M.N1��15"...M, <br /> o htt I j)://www,ces.ticsti.edii/fore tty/jIff <br /> Of <br /> qfljrewLiscpr <br /> hqp,.:L�n_cfQ.Cqg%tke ry ice.,gpv/fyc Control/fe wiji.htm <br /> _ <br /> Prescribed Fh-c Opportunities on Your Property: Addressed in FSP, <br /> Carboli Cycle <br /> All forest plants and soils "store" carbon, so your management influences the natural <br /> cycles of that storage in both living and dead plant material. The removal of carbon from <br /> the atmosphere is the process of carbon sequestration. Trees are roughly 50% carbon, <br /> based on dry weight, Certain forest management practices can promote snore plant <br /> growth per acre. Timber harvests can lead to durable wood products that store carbon for <br /> long periods of time. You enable the trees on your forest to use and store carbon by <br /> maintaining forest health, replanting areas that have been harvested and actively <br /> managing a dynamic growing forest, <br /> In recent years, programs dealing with "carbon sequestration", "carbon credits" and <br /> "biomass"have been in the news, While the resulting financial benefit to forest <br /> landowners is still in question, this may still be a topic to watch, The amount of carbon <br /> 25 <br />